RT Book, Section A1 Riedel, Stefan A1 Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 Miller, Steve A1 Morse, Stephen A. A1 Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 Detrick, Barbara A1 Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 Sakanari, Judy A. A1 Hotez, Peter A1 Mejia, Rojelio SR Print(0) ID 1163283913 T1 Rabies, Slow Virus Infections, and Prion Diseases T2 Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260012026 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163283913 RD 2024/04/25 AB Many different viruses can invade the central nervous system and cause disease. This chapter discusses rabies, a viral encephalitis feared since antiquity that is still an incurable disease; slow virus infections; and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies—rare neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by unconventional agents called “prions.”